Birding

Southwest New Mexico Birding Trail

We have chosen more than 40 sites of the most attractive birding locations throughout southwest New Mexico. The guides include maps, birding tips, site descriptions and contact information that should help you easily identify birding sites.

The following PDFs are available for the Southwestern New Mexico Birding Trail. Click on thumbnails to examine in the viewer (which offers options to magnify or print the document), or right-click the thumbnail and “Save Link As” to store the PDF on your local computer.

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Playa Lakes Joint Venture (http://www.pljv.org)A partnership of federal and state wildlife agencies, conservation groups, private industry and landowners, the PLJV is dedicated to conserving bird habitats in the Southern Great Plains.

Our Mission

To conserve, regulate, propagate and protect the wildlife and fish within the state of New Mexico using a flexible management system that ensures sustainable use for public food supply, recreation and safety; and to provide for off-highway motor vehicle recreation that recognizes cultural, historic, and resource values while ensuring public safety. (Read more...)